Influence of dose and cessatior of kiraiku, cigarettes and alcohol use on the risk of developing oral leukoplakia

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 104, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 498-502

  Macigo, Francis Githua ^a,b   Mwaniki, David Lemmy ^b   Guthua, Symon Wang'ombe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cessation; Cigarettes; Dose; Kiraiku; Oral leukoplakia; Relative risks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; LEUKOPLAKIA; MALE; PLANT; RISK; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TIME; TOBACCO;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BEER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; LEUKOPLAKIA, ORAL; MALE; PLANTS, TOXIC; RISK; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO;

EID: 0030256132     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1996.tb00132.x     Document Type: Article

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